GitHub Spotlight - 8/20/2026

Here's what's new in Rock's GitHub for Pre-Alpha Release 20.0.7, released on August 19, 2026.

v18.5 Highlights

• Fixed a bug in the Obsidian Dynamic Data, Content Collection View, and other blocks including several mobile blocks where HTML and Lava was not rendered correctly.

v19.4 Highlights

• Added CSS classes to the next-gen check-in page that identify the kiosk, campus, and configuration template in use.
• Added the core skills and tools that allow chat and MCP agents to be created in Rock.
• Added Spark Connected Services for enabling AI features in Rock, with configurable spending limits and usage tracking.
• Fixed an issue in the GroupMember field type where the current selection could be lost if it was configured for multiple selection but only one item was selected.
• Issue 6962: Fixed a bug introduced in Rock 19.2 where saving an Event Item could cause the Index Content Collections job to fail.

v19.5 Highlights

• Issue 6948: Fixed a bug in the security lock button on connection type and opportunity attribute grids so it opens the security modal.
• Issue 6950: Fixed a bug in the Prayer Request List block to restore the "Expires After (days)" setting and other block settings that were missed during its conversion to Obsidian.
• Issue 6951: Fixed several UI issues on the Payment Entry workflow action.
• Issue 6952: Fixed a bug in the Giving Configuration block where saved payment methods and scheduled transactions showed a stray "| Exp:" for ACH, PayPal, and Venmo, and displayed Apple Pay and Google Pay as regular credit cards instead of digital wallets.
• Issue 6954: Fixed a bug where creating or updating certain records through the API performed unnecessary validation work.
• Issue 6956: Fixed a bug in the History Log block where User Login history entries disappeared after the User Login was deleted.
• Issue 6957: Fixed a bug where inactive phone types continued to appear on the person profile bio, the Edit Person form and various blocks.
• Issue 6958: Fixed a bug where saving a Content Channel Item could take an unusually long time when many items shared a similar title or slug.
• Issue 6959: Fixed a bug where the Calculate Person Duplicates job could run for hours or timed out on larger databases with many blank Birthdate, Marital Status, or Suffix values.
• Issue 6960: Fixed a bug in the Obsidian Group Scheduler block where it shows an error when attempting to schedule a group that has no parent group.
• Issue 6963: Fixed a bug where the Chat Channel Message Send and Chat Direct Message Send workflow actions failed with "Value cannot be null" when no attachment was configured.
• Issue 6967: Fixed a bug in the Obsidian Workflow Entry block where the Electronic Signature and Payment steps no longer fail with a "Captcha was not valid" error when Captcha is enabled on the block.
• Issue 6971: Fixed a bug where previously persisted display values on Single Select and Multi Select attributes were not refreshed in Obsidian grids after the attribute's Values configuration was edited.
• Issue 6972: Fixed a bug in the Group Attendance Detail block where inactive schedules appeared in the "Attendance For" drop-down when the Date Selection Mode is set to Pick From Schedule.
• Issue 6976: Fixed a bug in the Person Profile sub-navigation so the "More" overflow menu was duplicated after each partial postback, and disappeared when the window is resized while the menu is open.

v20 Highlights

• Added the Content Channel Item Metrics page and block.
• Added the Group Finder Obsidian block.
• Updated the core icon set and icon picker to use Tabler v3.46.0.
• Fixed a bug in Next Gen Check-in that let labels print from mobile check-in QR codes after the check-in period has ended.
• Issue 6966: Fixed a bug in Next Gen Check-in where the Override mode did not bypass location's threshold when using Family check-in mode with Auto-Select enabled

Mobile

• Fixed a bug where the Entry, BorderlessEntry, and TextEditor controls ignored a PlaceholderColor set in page XAML.
• Fixed a bug in the mobile Workflow Entry block where the Completion Action setting was being ignored.
• Fixed a bug where push notifications from a communication were not navigating to the target page when the Android Rock Mobile app was in the background.